I used a 11 by 15 cake pan and cut into 11 by 11 cake for the bottom layer. The second layer I used was a 8 inch round cake pan and 6 inch for the top. All layers are double stacked with buttercream icing in the middle of each. I made my own buttercream … Read more
This Silvermist (Tinkerbell) Cake was made for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. I couldn’t decide between which cakes I wanted so I made two. This cake is purple on the inside and covered with perwinkle colored fondant. The flowers are made out of fondant. I used blue dyed piping gel for the water (Silvermist is the … Read more
I made this Tinkerbell with Fairy Friends Cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday party. She wanted Tinkerbell, Tinks house and her fairy friends on her cake. After scouring the many photos of Tinkerbell and cakes, I found a photo of a Tinkerbell House Birdfeeder that my daughter fell in love with, therefore my inspiration for … Read more
I got this homemade Tinkerbell cake idea from the 2009 Wilton Year book. Instead of purchasing the expensive cake stand they suggest I had my father in law build it (at a total cost of $7 for some plywood, a 1-inch wooden dowel and about 30 minutes of time). The bottom of the stand is … Read more
I was inspired by cake photos from other creative people on this site – thanks to all of you and to the site creators for an excellent ‘grass roots’ effort. For this homemade Tinkerbell mushroom cake I used fondant for the covering – I bought it already in a ball from Michael’s crafts and hand … Read more
I had decided that this year I wasnt going to buy a cake for my daughters’ birthday this year. She wanted to have a “Barbie Fairy” party. I mentioned it a work and a friend suggested making a Barbie Doll Fairy cake. I had never seen one so I decided to go online and check … Read more
For this Fairy cake I took 3 glass bowls each one larger than the other. I filled them about half way with cake mix and baked them. After they cooled I stacked one on top of the other and cut a small circle in the middle of all three. I decorated the Barbie cake with … Read more
This Homemade Cheshire Cat Birthday Cake is the cake I made for my 22nd birthday, it wasn’t my original idea for my birthday cake, I was originally going to make the Disney cartoon version of the Cheshire cat, but I decided to make the newer version instead. The whole thing is edible (except the cake … Read more
I decided to make a Caillou 3D cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. He loves the show and I couldn’t find any local business to create one so I made one myself. I started with the Wilton Stand Up Bear cake pan. I followed the directions for the pan in creating the cake mix. (1 … Read more
My son is crazy about Chica Chica Boom Boom, the book, so he had a birthday party around this theme. We had homemade Chica Chica Boom Boom Cake and pinata. The preparation was as fun as the party, he was so excited! I used a plain yellow cake, with chocolate filling, and royal icing with … Read more
My husband is a huge Lovecraft fan and loves Cthulhu, so I decided to try and make him a Cthulhu from Lovecraft Cake for his 30th birthday. I made a classic, sour cream based, marble cake (which is like making 2 cakes, 1 chocolate and 1 yellow). I poured some of the yellow in one … Read more
I made this Curious George birthday cake for a friend’s son’s birthday. They had seen a “Curious George” cake made with a bowl instead of a pan, but I didn’t think it looked all that much like Curious George, so (with their permission) I found a good birthday-appropriate picture on the internet. It’s a two … Read more